Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-05-10
RAILROAD AFFAIRS.
The YAnkton and Omaha Project I'm
Nehraska-The Central Reaching for
Sioux EaliS-The Manila Line.

Nehraska-Vhe Central Reaching for
Sioux Falis-TIle Manila Line.
TEE yANKToN AND OMAHA.
Wayne, Neb., Gazette, z: The Wayne
and Yankton railroad delegations hsve
agreed upon . plan of work which We
earnestly hope to see carried ont, and
trust that it may mees the approval Of
tie people OF Omaha. Yankson ,Harting-
ton. Wayne and other towns along the
proposed line will send committees
to meet the parties who propose build
ing the road, and to confer also with
the representative business men Of that
city, to the end that . united effort NAV
be made to raise the required bonus, and
secure the naturalization OF the
Omaha and Yankton railroad. II the
people OF Omaha and Yankton and the
towns between these points are
thoroughly awake to their own interests.
they will ut once take steps to survey.
locate and secure the right-of- way for
the road, 30 that there may be nc delay
in the construction.
THE wINoNA AND SOUTHERN.
Fort Dodge is wide awake these dave
and IN the lookout for more railroads. a
company with prominent Fort Dodge
men at its head has been organized To
build from that city to Sioux Fails. end
and from the fact that John =. Dnn-
combe. whois attorney for the Illinois
Central, is identified with the scheme IL
is surmised that the Central COMPANY ia
the power behind the throne, The bnai-
ness men OF the city are ANXIOUS inst now
about the Winona and Southwestern for
the construction of which o company has
been organized at Winona with q capital
OF $250,000. The scheme is build from
Wlnona to Mason City, and then use
the Mason City and Fort Dodge line to
the latter place, extending the road there
TO Council Bluffs. This would give q
through line of much Importance. and
Fort Dodge people are making moves TO
help the psoIect along.
MILWAUKEE BETTERMrNrs.
Sioux City Journal: Superintendent
Campbell, Of the Council Bluffs division
OF the Milwaukee road, came up to meet
General superintendent Clark and party.
They went over the Manila line by
| special train to take Q look at the road
now thAt the s~urfacing Is nearly done
and the road is nearly ready for the
putting on OF trains. II 10 probable, al
though Sioux City people don't want
ii that way, that the line will be attached
to the Council Bluffs division for
operating purposes. What the people
here would like TO see, would be The
supervision of the. line given 10
Superintendent Beardsiey at this
city. Regular through trains viii
be put on about June /, although
it is possible that freight trains win or
mence running earlier. As soon as
through trains are pat on from CHICAGO
10 Dakota points, Sioux City will Sc an
important point on the line, and many
improvements are in contemplation hy
the company. The yards here are ex.
tensive and have been put in splendid
shape to handle . large amount Of bus,.
ness. The handsome new passenger
depot At the foot of Douglas atreet Il
sho wing up 10 good shape, the brick
work being well along and the rafterc
In position. The old round-honse
will be torn down and . larger one bnilj
Jon the coEpsny's property near the
Floyd. Many improvements are spoken
Of that will be necessary With the in
~crsasing b~usiness, and that viii add
materially to the growth of tho sity.
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